I was sad to hear the news yesterday that Dave Cockrum had passed away. I never met the man but he was a great artist and will surely be missed. Another hero gone but not forgotten. May he rest in peace. http://tinyurl.com/yb3pt3

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Just heard the news that Gene will be appearing at WonderCon San Francisco 2007. Can't wait to visit with Gene and Adrienne. They will finally be able to come and meet the dogs! We hope to take them a few places and just have a grand time. I'll be in NY the week before at the NYCon with G&A but them coming here will be surreal!

Thursday, November 09, 2006

"Gene & Dave, Attached is a picture of how I am displaying your DareDevil artwork that you have drawn and inked for me. Thank you again. As you can hopefully tell, it is prominently displayed in my home."Michael

This is was started it all, and this is what the new owner of these commissions had to say.

"NEUTRO is possibly the worst mass-produced comic ever. It only lasted one issue in the 60s. That's pretty rare. But I have grown to love this book and its beautiful flaws. I've got a couple sketchbooks filled with NEUTRO art, both proud and silly. I found NEUTRO at a convention in Des Moines, IA many years ago. We had a table next to the SPAWN funnycar (remember when that was making the rounds?) and the McFarlane folks were playing a tape loop about their KISS dolls all day long. We thought we were going insane. So, we ended up hitting the dime boxes and lo and behold there was NEUTRO. NEUTRO saved my sanity that day, I think. So I've been going around giving away copies of NEUTRO to artists and having them do their interpretation. I think I singlehandedly drove the Overstreet price for NEUTRO over $100 in Near Mint. Ah well. I prefer my copies beat up anyways."

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

OK, I recieved the first two pages of the Captain America book from Gene Colan yesterday & WOW! Only two pages and we already have Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Giant-Man, Nick Fury & Bucky (yes Bucky). I've got coffee a new brush all set up, six new bottles of ink, two packs of cigs & I'm ready to get rolling. After almost a year of getting this together I finally have pages. Plus 20 pgs for the children's book and 90+ pgs to color (aside from the 38 Cap pgs to color). Check back from time to time and I'll have a few sneek peeks for ya as I move along!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Monday, November 06, 2006

I did this Sandman sketch for a friend of mine a few weeks ago & sent it off with a few other things just as a fun suprise for 'em. I didnt get a chance to scan any of them but he sent this along after he recieved the package. It's just a quick little brush & ink sketch but fun nonetheless. I thought he would enjoy them & he did.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

What a marathon. First the Lone Ranger than this Vampirella. This was the one out of the latest batch of commissions I recieved from Gene that I was most excited about inking. There were 3 great ones and when I got the "go ahead" I couldn't wait so I jumped right in. I was nice and warmed up, having just finished the Lone Ranger, so off I went. I got the green light to add the grey tone wash & I think it brought this particular piece to the next level. Now I have to change gears and get cracking on a website that's long overdue.

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I've been running Abstract Reality Studios for 16 years now and drawing all my life. I've been busy as hell these days so no complaints. I just wanted a place where I could scream and laugh at all the devils in my life, otherwise I'll be posting drawings, commissions and other artwork as I finish (and other stupid crap!). I'm laughing & screaming RIGHT NOW!
Always looking for fun & interesting ideas for commissions so email me for a quote at tombofdracula@yahoo.com